THE OMAHA SUNDAY
BEE.
PART TWO. . PAGESTOld
TWENTIETH YEAR. OMAHA , SUNDAY MOENING , OCTOBER 5 , ISOO-TWENTY PAGDS. NUltBEK ion.
Out Our rntlrc Slock
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Our KM tire Stork
Indigo Blue Tcible
CALICO Oilcloth
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YARD. Miracles of BARGAINS ! ' Astonishing VALUES ! 25 Yard. Conta
Hurrying Out of Business. Prices Light as Air , Lend Wings to Dry Goods.
The Finest Dry Goods the Market Affords Reduced to Fractional Prices , Mere Atoms
of Their Own Values. Former Prices
' . Squashed. Everything Goes Cheap.
FOR RENT.
Fixtures FOR SALE.
There is only one "The Fair" of Brandeis
Every day brings the end of The Fair nearer. Every hour you delay your opportunity the & Sons. They and they only are the ones
more you miss. Once The Fair is ended , you can say eternal good , bye to the biggest1 bargains - ' who can and will give the bargains you
gains in the whole wide world. read below.
' 'Mitt Quick Sales Dress GoodsSESE CUTTING SHARP ! CLOTH , BLANKETS HL
] Quick , HURRY C oik lewaitt SEAL. COMFORTS
Clean Out Up. PLUSH. GoQllic , ;
OUR ENTIRE STOOK OP REDUCED FROM LA OILS'PINE .
OUR ENTIRE STOCK LADIES' FINE llulucul to '
$15.CO I'xtrnSlxo Kxtra
Weight
Misses' anil Ladles' 2So TO
Double Told English Caslimeic and Serges , NATURAL WOOL OLiOTl I COOUIOO CAM COG
Fine all Wool C 95c
I5c line ; Striped and Plaid Dress Suitings , Underwear Newmarkets , G 0111 ninuoir fort : > To
IV And Nice Checked Double Fold Dress Goods , In Whtsor I'ants. Mailed to sell at J5.00 , BO for
Very line guide- Iti'ditccd .
- from
iiinuoiD : : ruoM KOHNTS. REDUCED PROM $ l.i' ! > lo ALL OUR BLACK BEAVER REDUCED TO LADIES' FINE QUILTED .vow Pine Satccu
36-inch Pine Brilliantines , 35o TO Natural and FINE WORSTED AND
SIS Plusli COMFORTS
NEW STRIPED
Seamless LADIES' Imp. FINE 36-in , Elegant S1 Dress Flannels Scarlet Cashmere. Oaiincuts1475 . Sacqtto , POWN TO
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$10.Oi ) Oaiincuts , ' Imported French j\ -t
LADIES'
, 'L'h 1 Itvgulnr SILK $28 00
KEDUOJDD FKUM Ladies J ' ( < , Jloni BATIIN : : d I
40-inch wide Pine French Tricots
- , 75o TO [ crscy Ribbed fjOi Wmvinniil , Plush t ! COMFORTS 1)1 )
iiinucin : ; moji a CENTS. Extra wide Fine Wool Ladies' Cloth. Winter Weight ) Gloa."ks , Kii : > urii : > TO Ir-- *
With Shawl Collar , Handsomely PINE IIUAVY
LADIES' FINEST Finest Grade All Wool Dress Flannels 11 rallied former LADIES FINE SILK PLUbH '
somely l/ | / | | ounv fror'r
l rlc'olG Now RO for - - 75c
Cashmere 25c All Wool French Henrietta , REDUCED FROM Children s. i lipdiicrcl to A FINE LINE OF NOVELTIES IN IMPORTED i ) < Gomirorts HIDLTOII : : ) TO
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OBo TO Natural Wopl tiuainnt cod { 3..00 Quality. A. 1'AtK.
Extra Tine Black Mohair Brilliantincs ,
CMli NEWMHRKKT8 .
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Shirts ot\ , ' si'uNiin.
ItEDUCT.D FltOM CO CENTS. 40-inch Imported Dress Flannels , Drawers , ! , , , LADIES' FINE REAL ( tj
La test Styles sold nt$20li ) add J23 SCAIIL13T
SealPlush NevmarketV
42-inch Imported Scotch Cheviots , full Si70 Now Go for $9.00 to $11.0O , BLANKETS
1 1 BLANKETSA
LADIES' 46-inch Silk Finished Henriettas , Children's reduced to With iilaln or ' hell s5oc\es ruie , "r A 1'AIU.
Finest Grade 27c All Our Finest Grade Novelties , fine Wliite Ladies' Black Jackets , LADIES' PLUSH AND Evtrn COLORED Largo California
Iiior Black and White striped Henriettas , and Merino ASTRACIiAN CAPES , $2.50
52.50. & 50,11Q1L$45P , $5,00. - : - BLANKETS .
Elegant French Tea Gown Flannels , "WORTH $1.6 O. ; . . . HEDUCEDTO
itEoucno ruoM 75 GENTS. Qrst slzo DOUBLE. $1.69 , $3.50 , and up to $7. $ Ok A. 1'Ani.
Out T T , T ? ANDETS ft SONS. 509. .S04 .5(16. ( 508.Si0. Smith 13th Street. Corner Howard. Closing Out
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The One Warmly Oommenuecl by Ministers
of the Other.
PRESIDENT OF DAUGHTERS OF REBEKAH.
Jj Templars Allowed to Wear Only Tem-
plnr IiiHlgnln When I'aradlnj ;
as MemlicTH of tlio
Order.
"I think secret societies nro a good thlnR , "
aid Hov. W. J. Hiirshn ' in response -
sponso to n , query by r tlvo.
"Their benevolent wo be
commended. 1 have
{
the great gooj they
of times in my ov
ncvolcnco and char
thnn churches. I often
when n man wishes to
care for them , he Jolr t society and
not a church.
"To bo sure , " llho ovory-
thing else , the i , y be made
the Instrument of ifiy lot it in-
tcrfero with las fu.i > r religious
life , to the exclusion of r but that U
the fault of the man and iiucf the society.
. "Tbo principles of most secret societies nro
grand nnil elevating , nnd huvo a strong tend-
to load n man to a higher and nobler
life , hut of course these priuclnlos may bo
perverted uiul this tendency destroyed so far
ns some few men iuaconcurned : lint on the
whole. I am strongly" in favor of thcso socie
ties , bomo of the best members of my church
nnil It.s mort Inllucntlul supporters a'ro mem
bers of various lodges , but they nro always
in their places and are always faithful in
church work , I nin n member of a secret
society myself and know from experience of
much good thnt It does. "
"Secret societies nro splendid institutions , "
said Uev. C , W. Savldgo In response to n sim
ilar Inquiry , "and ttioy accomplish n great
deal of good. Their benevolent , work espec
ially is to bo recommended , amUhoprlnciplos
of the lending ones at least are such thnt , If
they nro closely lived up to , they will do as
much good as a church. I think the founders
of these societies must have been good men.
Of COUR.O thcro are men who allow the lodge
to interfere with the duties they ewe to their
families and who do not pretend to llvo unto
the principles to the support of which they
Imvo pledged themselves. These men nro not
bcnoiittcd by thu nssocl.itlons of the lodge
> room but are n thorn in tbo organization. I
nm a member of t\\o societies and I have felt
greatly bcnctltted. spiritually , by their teach
ings. "
A number of other ministers , of different
denominations , were asked tbo sumo question
widen had beed propounded to the nbovo
mimed gentlemen mid their answers corres
pond for the moat part , with those given ,
A. O. U. AV.
Union Pndflo ledge No. 17 gave Its Initial
party of the season nt Its hall in the Barker
block , Monday evening. The hall was
crowded to Us utmobt capacity with monitors
of the order und their friends. A peed mu-
elcal programme was presented and carried
out to tbo satisfaction and approval of those
vrcscnt. Tboso taKIng part In the programme
were T. J. Kelley , 1 . J. Wherry , C. M.
White. J. McEulng. Miss Hoxold , Miss
Lizzie Isaacs uud Miss Marlon Henderson.
Kubbl Ko.siMiiui delivered an interesting ad
dress und Miss McCoy gave u recitation.
After this part of the programme bud been
completed , refreshments were served and
then tbo lluor was clcnrctl for those who
cured to danced.
North Omaha ledge No. 150 gave a ball and
supper at Goodrich hall last Monday night.
The attendance was all that could bo desired
both In point of numbers and iu character.
The supper was delicious.
The ledge presented the retiring master
workman , C. II. lluroy , with a handsome
gold past master workman's badge as a token
of 'he appreciation of his services as pre
siding ofllccr , and also on account of his en
ergy la increasing the membership of the
lodge. The retiring recorder , L. A. Saunders -
dors , was the recipient of a handsome gold
emblematic charm.
The fraud legion of Select Knights will
meet nt Grand Island on the 21st Inst.
New legions of the Select Knights nro soon
to bo Instituted at Fairbury and Wymoro.
I. O. O. P.
Mrs. Mary E. Ren , of St. Louis , who was
' lting friends In this city last week , has
T. posit'in ! 'ho order of Oddfellows
> V lady , that of
i convention of
rough the efforts
of Kcbcknh were
reign grand ledge
g in California in
organization , by
.unfroin the various
ho first meeting of
the nuiloiml cou , held in Columbus ,
O , , in 18S9 , Mrs. Kea , , \uo has boon nn en-
thuslastlo worker in tlio order , received n
woll-incrltcd reward by being chosen presi
dent of the convention , the highest oftlco in
the order. She devoted her tlmo almost en
tirely to fuithering the Interest of the order
and succeeded in bringing it well to the front.
State convent Ions are now formed In twenty-
six stites and tcrrltoiies nnd the business of
tlio national body and of the order in general
is in good condition. A great dc.il
of opposition was encountered from
some of the older members of the
sovereign grand lodge and at the meeting of
the hitter body /fopoka last month the
National Kobekah convention was brought to
a close. This move nut not , meet any great
opposition from the Indies as they desired to
still further increase the strength and num
bers of the btuto organi7&tlons nnd they are
conlldent of success at the next meeting of
the sovereign grand ledge , when nn effort
will bo made to ro-cstabllsh the national con
vention.
By virtue of the expiration of her term of
ofticc , Mrs , Uea became a past ofllccr , but she
has not abitcd her interest In the affairs of
the order und announced her intention of
pushing the work to the utmost limit.
Monday evening last a reception was given
to Mrs. Hen at the residence of Mrs. Sadie
Wright on Dec.itur street , with whom Mrs ,
HIM was visiting. About thirty guests were
present mid a very enjoyable evening wns
passed In curd playing and kindred amuse
ments , supplemented by u bountlfftl supply of
delicacies ,
The grand lodge of this state nnd the state
convention of Daughters of Koucluh will
convene nt Heatrleo on the 15th lust.
Ivy ncbckah ledge No. ! tt gave Its first
party of the season at Goodrich hall Friday
nlclit. The uttondunco was largo and con-
gcnl.il ami a very ploimnt evening was
passed. A bountiful supper formed nn essen
tial feature of the entertainment.
A. F. nna A. AI.
The Geneva ledge will dedicate its now
temple on the 8th hist. , nud arrangements
have been made Tor reduced fares on the Fre
mont , Elkhorn it Missouri Valley railroad , to
thut point. Iu addition to the dedication of
the temple the ledge will nlso lay the corner
stone of Trinity churcn Iu ttio afternoon ol
the same day. Tlio oftlcors of the grand ledge
will bo present and the grand master will lay
the corner-stone. The temple will bo formally
dedicated by the grand ledge oftlccrs and a
grand banquet will bo given In the evening ,
nt which J. J. Mercer , 1' . G. M. , will net as
toasttnnstor. Itesponsas will bo made by sit
ting and past ofllcors of the grand lodge.
M. AV. OF A.
Omaha camp Ho. 120 , will glvo n musical
aud literary entertainment aozt Wednesday
night at Its hall in the Darker block. This
will bo followed by refreshments and dancing.
Gossip.
The A. O. TJ. AV. iu Colorado is growing
rapidly In numbers and prosperity. Theio
nro now tifty-six llvo lodges in the Jurisdic
tion with a membership of over (5,000. ( , All
death losses have been promptly paid tin to
date. The average assessments for the past
eight years have been $15 per year. Thcro are
seven or eight prospects for new lodges
which v ill bo instituted In a few weeks , ns
rapidly as the grand recoidor can get around
to them.
The dccoiatlon of chivalry was conferred
upon Mrs. M. K. Uea , of St. Louis , president
of tlio Into national convention of the Daugh
ters of Hobekali , at the annual session utTo-
pcka , Kim ,
The sovereign grand lodge at Its recentscs-
slon adopted a resolution to the effect that It
was Inexpedient to continue the national con
vention of the Daughters of Uobckah , and
that body was dissolved. The state assem
blies will bo nulntalncd.
The supreme nest of the Independent In
ternational Order of Owls , instituted nest
No. 9 , lost Saturday night in tbo prcceptory
of Oriental Consistory , No. 78 Momoo street ,
says the Chicago Inter-Ocean. The initia
tory ceremonies were conducted under the
auspices of nest No. 1 , St. Louis Flock , with
all tholrelaborate paraphernalia , propeitlcs ,
costumes andjowels , which were tiansportcd
to Chicago for the occasion.
Three hundred candiditos learned to hoot
nnd had their pin feathers plucked. After
the roost was filled the owls blinked and
winged their way to thu feeding ground , The
oftlccrs of No , 0 nro ! L. AV. Campbell , sapi
ent screecher ; Chester T. Drake , first vice
sapientscreecber ; John 12. Norton , second
vice sapient scrccehor ; rrank M. Luce , sapi
ent bag holder ; Charles II. Harris , sapient
scrntcher ; James Hitchcock , director of cere
monies ; Henry O. Shepard , lord high execu-
O. Iloundv , captain of the guard ; Harry
Arelmmbniilt.banil master ; KdgurS. Pulton ,
leader of the baud : John W. White , record-
hip owl ; Frank Uleilol , assistant recording
owl ; Arch McClellan , property owl ; Otto
Forester , assistant property owl ; Moses
Fuller , blinker.
The grand commandery of Ne\v Jersey at
the recent annual conclave took a very do-
tided stand concerning the wearing of em
blematic Jewelry. The grand commander in
lib annual mhlrcss , in Introducing the sub
ject , said : "It is with regret I notice a ton-
clency among Sir Knights upon occ.islons of
Templar parades to decorate themselves
with jewels belonging to an order with which
Templaiism hns no connection. " And the
giund cominmdcry , actingon this suggestion -
tion , adopted the following resolution ;
"That hereafter it shall bo unlawful for any
Knight Templar , within the Juilscllctlon of
this grand connnanilcry to wear any jewel ,
insignia , badge , or uniform , other than that
belonging to the order of Knights Templar
nt the same time as ho shall wear his Tem
plar uniform nnd Insignia , and whllo attend
ing the conclaves or assemblies of nny body
of Templar- ' on public occasions when up-
pcnriug in said Templar uniform.
Colonel Macleod Wooro-Tlils leader in
Templary has p.viseil to the asylum beyond
the dark river , and the notice of his tlcath
will bo received by the Templars of the
United States with profound regret. Ho died
at his homo at 1'roseott , Out. , whore ho was
keeper of Fort Wellington , on September ,
Ho was supreme grand muster of Templars
of Canada , arid was known throughout the
continent of North America nnd Great
Uritatn as ono of the host authorities on
Templar masonry , ilo introduced the Scot
tish rite into Canada , nnd was at ono tltno an
active member of the rite , hut his deep In
terest In Templnrlsm led hlin to devote his
tlmo and energy to the establishment of the
order. IIis addresses to Rrcat priory wore
eagerly sought after by Masonic historians
and Knights Templar generally , nnd they
were always full of Interest. iS'ew York
Dispatch.
Mrs. Mercer , mnnlcuro104 Dee bldg.
JEUVC.iTJlOX.lL.
The University of South Dakota has opened
with a largo attendance.
Clement G. Morgan , the colored graduate of
Harvard , Is lecturing In Connecticut 011 the
educational needs of the south.
Italy has ordered the study of English to
bo added to the curriculum of nil Italian uni
versities , and has endowed the necessary pro
fessorships for the purpose.
The Northwestern University , Mothodlst ,
at Evunston. which ha.4 Just called a layman
to Its presidency , owns property to the
amount of nearly $3,000,000. ,
Mary AV. AVhltney , who succeeded Maria
Mitchell as professor of astronomy nt Vussar
college , advocates the study of science for
girls , with the express object of disciplining
their emotional natuics.
The French Academic des Beaux Arts has
accepted the curious bequest of M. Eugene
Plot , amounting to about I'.sO ayeai.to bo de
voted to founding a scholarship to bo com
peted for by baby hculptor and painters.
I'rof , AVoodrow AVilson , recently of
AVcsloynn , takes the chulr ut Princeton col- ,
legn of political economy. I'rof. AVilson Is iv
graduate of the college , la the class of ' 79 ,
and is widely known as tUo author of "Con
gressional Government. " His career at Wesleyan -
loyan was highly successful.
Henry Wndo Rogers , csq. , has been unani
mously chosen president of the Northwest
ern university. Ho Is a gentleman of less
than forty years , a layman , an alumnus of
Michigan university , forsomo years the dean
of Its law department , and without other de
grees than master of arts and bachelor of
laws.
The new school of architecture nt the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania provides theoretical ,
practical and artUtlo Instruction ns a founda
tion for piofcsslonnl work. Special attention
will bo given to practical woik , it being the
intention to uivo the Htudcnt a knowled o of
practical matters , Important nnd necessary
to architects , btit which Is frequently diftlcult
to acquire in an ofllco.
Among the recent acadcfmlcil triumphs of
English women must bo included tftat of Miss
Aim Frances 1'crcy , Of the ? Lrandon school of
mcdlclno for women At-tho intcnncdlnto
examination In medicine in the University ot
London she gained tviplo first-class honors ,
taking first place , with exhibition and a gold
medal in matciia mcdioa , nnd second place ,
with n gold medal , In an.itotny. Miss i'ercy
also excelled In physiology and lil&tology , and
was bracltotcd equal -with two male candi
dates in the lii-it class.
The association oficollogiato alumna' , em
bracing tbo graduates of such institutions as
Vassnr , Smith , Wcllesloy , etc , , having estab
lished a European felloAvslilp to provide for
the member to whom Is assigned the means
of pursuing study and travel abroad , has se
lected nsits llrst recipient Miss Loulso Itol-
man Richardson , a graduate of Doston uni
versity aud professor of Latin in Carletou
college. Miss Klchardson will mirsuo her
studies In Cambridge , England.
When Hmvard college a few years ago
gave to physics a plaeeUn entrance examina
tions equivalent to Latin and Urook , the
masters of the classical schools about Iloston
hesitated to adapt their work to this chingo.
But the lute Gcorgo F. forbes. sub-master of
tbo Roxbury Latin school , addressed himself
to the task v\HH such vigor and tact that his
pupils proved models In tlio examinations in
phjslcs at Cambridge , and hundreds of
teachers from nil over the country visited
him to inquire hi to Ills methods.
Dr. Dirnoy cures catarrh , Bee Uldg- .
jm : I
' ' - ! Hlnuk .
Stanley's I'lilli-Boplilon Hoy.
AVhen people nM not looking at Stan-
Icy they witch his black boy , Saldl.
This youth is exceedingly sharp , says
the London Truth , The other day ho
incidentally referred to "damned nig-
pers. " "Hush , " wild seine one , "you
should not say ttuch wordsboforo Indies. "
"Then I will not say them nt allor ;
vrlmt ou ht not to bo tmld before Indies
BliouUl not bo eiid : before gentlemen , ' '
replied this African philosopher.
METAL IfERSDS WOOD TIES ,
Startling Statistics Showing the Decrease in
the Acreage of Timber ,
A PROBLEM CONFRONTS THE ECONOMIST ,
Railroads Placed In tlio Position of
/ Klthor Chemically l'roiirltic
AVooilcu 'Jlcs or Adopting
Ones ,
The forestry division of the department of
agriculture , of which B. E. rcniovv is chief ,
has Issued its fourth bulletin , Plftj'-two of
its 1)59 ) pages nro devoted by Mr. Fornow to
the consumption of forest supplies by rail
roads and practical economy In their use ,
and the remainder to an elaborate report on
the substitution of metal for wood in rail
road ties by B. E. Uussoll Tr.itman , C. E.
Illustrative of Mr. Tratmau's ropoit nro thir
ty pages of plates showing the great variety
of Iron and steel ties In use and suggested ,
AVhllo .Mr. Tratmnn's report aims to give a
complete history of tliousoof metal tics in
every pat : of ttio world , it Is also very tech
nical , describing from his own observation
and the experience of other engineers , the
mciits and demeriu of the great number of
metal tics and rail fastenings that have been
experimented with. Jits icport , therefore ,
appeals most directly to the attention of rail
road engineers and malingers , as it was
doubtless intended to do.
Mr. Fcrnow's contribution Is of the blirhest
value to the Ameiienn people , since it shows
how the railroads of the countiy tire
slaughtering our forests. I'roinnnsvuri to
nclrculir sent out to the different railroads
of the countiy , Mr Foinow says It appears
that the toUl number of tlo-s In track Is
r 15S'J-VJ18 ; that It requires about 80,000,000
now tici annually for repairs , and th.\t to-
gctlu'i- with in-idiro and tiustlo woik this
annual consumption of timber for
railroad puipo rs reaches the enor
mous quantity of 500OJll)0 ) ) ( ) cubic feet ,
requiring "tho annual culling of tlio best
timber from probably more than 1,000,000
ncii'sof our national lorcst lands , and to fur
nish tills amount contlntiuly not IcbS than
10KIOOW , ( ) to ir.OWOOt)0 , ) acres of well mummed
forest Mould bo required , or In the absence of
management-us at present the area to Lo
reserved for this purpoio would hive to ex
ceed probably & 0uouuou acres , or moro than
10 per cent of our nrescnt foiesL area. "
This Is n startling' statement , especially
when taken in connection with another fact ,
namely , that rnllro.ul managers generally
piafer hewn to sawed tiu-t , and "one tie , to
the cut from small trees , " or oven "one tlo
to the tree. " The railroad consumption of tim
ber la estimated to bo not less thnn 'JO per
cent annually of the -whole , and as the larger
part is for ties , "taken from the tlnifty
young growth , the promise of the futuro-
the crop is utilized befcre it has reached tlio
most protitablo ago and largest production
per aero. " Another important fact Is this ,
that the oak our most valuable timber , fur
nishes over ( X ) per cent of all U'O tics used ;
that from rellaulo Investigations tlio forests
of Kentucky , for Instance , uhoro white oak
represents 10 per tent of the natural giowth.
alter it has been cullcd-mostly for railroad
purposes tbo now growth contains not moro
than H per cent of tills most valuable timber ,
and doubtless the same is true clsowhoio.
ilr. FVrnow soys i "It has been shown re
peatedly , all assertions to the contrary not-
wlthbtandlng , thut ouraiinual cousuinntlon of
MOCK ! jiroJuUs at pi-escut exceeds double tlio
amount ofood \ mateilal that can possibly
reproduce Itself annually on the area covered
vUtn vtood gioivth. "
It Is probably a truth of universal applica
tion , that whcro Providence has been most
bountiful in gifts to man , ho has been most
reckless in tlielr use. Economy in the use of
nature's gifts is seldom if ever thought of
until exhaustion of supply is threatened or tea
a largo extent effected. The governmental
protection of forests and their re planting in
Eiuopeuu counties did not begin until the
e\ll of wastefulness became apparent In di
minished rainfall , the shrinking of rivers and
the failure of ngiicultiue. The attention of
our government only called to thosmno
subject by the threatened , and , to seine ex
tent already realized , repetition of their ex
pcrlcncc3.
The functions of largo Bodies of timber
about the headwaters of our rlvors were two
fold. They retained tlio snow fall and allowed
It to gradually melt audflow into thosticams ,
and they also greatly retarded the otherwise
rapid flow of the rainfall into the streamstho
result beingii steuller stage of witorluour
navigable ri\ci-s throughout the summer and
ton largo eMcnt the ubscncoof the destruc
tive Inundations of late years , caused by the
rapidly melting snows and the unrestuined
flow of the spring ruins into the .streams. To
remedy these evils the government hat
tardily sought to protect lao reimining tim
ber growth nbout our hladwnters , and lias
also in contemplation the forming of reser
voirs there so as to secuio a regulated and
gradual , instead of a rapid and destructive ,
flow of water. It has also pissed wise laws
to encourage the planting of trees on our vast
western piaiucs and the good results of those
laws nio in ninny sections already very
apparent.
The enormous consumption of our pineries
In Wisconsin and Michigan , ns well as the
gient destruction oiton carelessly caused by
lire , Is an additional reason for such protec
tion as It may bo In the power of the govern
ment to assume. One of the arguments ad
vanced for the abolition of our duty on lum
ber Is that It would tend to save to us our re-
iinining forests at the exp"nso of those of
Canada , but already Canada Is realizing how
rapidly her forests nro disappearing. At the
recent meeting of the congress of the Ameii-
can Forestry association , nt Quebec , TJeuten-
ant Uoioriior Anger of thut province , dwelt
upon the enormous raids on Canadian forests
during the past few je.irs "Fiom 1S07 to
rsv.i , " ha sild , " 10.110,0JO,0X ( ) feet , board
incu-niro , anil < J'flU ) ( ) , < MO ruble feet of wood
uero cut clown In tlio Province of Quohco
nloiio. " In California , too , the name needless
denudation , without any attempt at restoia-
tion , is going on. Thenassigo by the house
of a bill to urcsurra ami reserve the greit
sequoia forests of the Voscmlto rugiw , led
tlip Chicago Tribune to rutnirk : "I ast j ij.ir
timber \vua \ destroyed In California , to the
value of Jin.OOd.OOO , arising out of the crim
inal cMiolessness of campcis , the greed of
speculators , and the efforts of herdsmen to
sccuropastuiMgo for Hocks , But it Is not
the llmmeiul vnliioof the timber alone that
should bo considered in this matter Kc tr-
vitlon will protect the water bourccs upon
vhlchthe fertility of the vwlov.sdepend *
The revolution In. ship building throughout
thu world by the substitution of sucl and
Iron for wood , was in tlio matter of Tupserv-
Ing foiests u very Important one Afmost no
vooden ships are built now , and even thu
spars of metal ships am tubes of steel , Tills
of courbO was not for tlio purpose of saving
timber , but that has boon the result ,
so thotretitlnt' of ralho.id tics chemically , belong
long practiced in Huropo , and of hto je.ir.s to
some extent in this country , was not to con
serve forests , but to save the cost of frequent
renewals. There are many difficult pioceiscs
for this treatment , seine coinpar.Ulvolychcnt > ,
others expensive , and the result Is generally
too nuirly. If not ijulto double tlio duration
of a tlo , 'Xhus , from the repot ts received by
Mr Fernow from the larger number of rail
roads In this country , i tnblo Is given of the
acrago \ llfu of ties of the various woods u cd
In their natural state , and this shows a ranga
of from four years to tight and ten ycaw , the
only wood exceeding the latter figures being
the red wood , which is given tin nvuago of
cloven to twelve years. Hut three others
Wilds lost seven to eight years , and the rest
from six and seven years to the minimum.
In Trance not a tlo Is laid ulthout temg
subjected to a preserving process and tlio
tame practice prevails largely In England and
In Euiopo t'cnerally. Thu London , Chatham
cj
& Dover railway roporU that the creosotcd
tics ( timber not silted ) nro found to lint , inn
general way , as long ns the mils. The Fur-
ness rail way repoits that thollfoof Its erca-
soled ties ( timber not stated ) will iivc-rugo
from twelve to fourteen ream. The Newport
News it Mississippi valley uillway has
tested plno creosoted ties and the Indications
are that they will last , fifteen years or mom
Tlio Boston & Maine railroad has used kymi-
I7cil hemlock ties which arc likely to last
twelvecars , and the manager of the Chi-
ongo , Hock Island & Pncillo lepoits that the
life of an ordinary hemlock tie is three years ,
but one burncttlycd will last sixteen years or
twice ns long as nil oak tlo. The prcvontn-
tivu piocesscs ute Iwing adopted none
too soon in view of the fuel tint the
gieatcr number of the eighty-seven piliiclp.il
roads reporting on the supplyof tlmbor , ugreo
in suylng that it is rapidly docrcusing , while
ono sins : "Looksns thouirli the time Is eomo
when wo shall have to look to other countries
for timber. "
The greater portion of this article lias boca
devoted to the wood question , because that
is of the greatest Impoitaiico to this country
and it is a curious fact that In Great Uritulu ,
where coal , Iron and labor aio BO cheap and
tlmborso scarce , there nio hut seventy miles
of metal track , Hi it Is track laid on metal
tics , out of u total trackage of a)0 ) ( ) ( ) mih's.
In Mr. Tratmnn's report ho summarizes the
use of metal tracks by countries and sections ,
which wo hero condense by sections as fol
lows
Total
TotilMotil , Trai'ki ,
Trucks. Mill's. Ml In.
Fcctlonl Kuropo in'jaaw iKiCl :
Spot Ion ! ! . Africa l.'J'KJW r > , ' .H
Section II. Australia I Ml III.Ull
Section 4. Asia O.IIM.JO 10.UW
bectlonri. South mid Cuitiul
Amorlc.i mid Muxlcci . . . . : i,787.X ! ) HI.W1
Hectioiili. North America . . a. 17I.IM
Total SI.K'ilOS , ritil.MO
It will thus bo ripen that of tlio total
tnlloiKra of i.iilwajsof tbu vorld ( oxelusivt ! of
the United Suites and Canudaj , lb ,71I , but
-Ib00 , miles , or 18.UI ncr cent , is metal track.
I'bo eioatt'st inlleagoof metal tr.ick is In
llrltlsh India , O.WI.W . ) , of a tolul of Ifi.iin
miles. This results from the f.ict . that the
tropical chin itu Is huid mnvood , evrn when
cieosotod , mid the other fact tliut
the whlto ants of Hint lountiy
nro very dostructlvo to wood , Curianuy
comes next in quantity of metal track
'
8TN1. I ton total of 85'HI miles , ii-sultlng
ftom the fuel that the lion anil steel mnnu-
f.iutui-crs petitioned tlio Ljovoiniiient to intro-
cluco metal tics. In tholnteiejt of thu Iron In-
clustrv , whllo it hud formally encouraged tlio
use of wouilcn tics In pursuiineoof its policy
to foster and devlop tlio forests and i iicour-
nto ; tlio foiest Induhtiics. Thu Arguntluo
Uepubllu comes next In proportion -
: i,5ii.r/i , : miles of n.etal tr.ick tea
a total trackage ofI.CMO . because
of thodifllcultyof oht lining sult-iblo timber
for ties ,
From the whole statement of tlio IMSO It ap
pears Unit so far the use of mc-tnl mipport-s of
Mils has been illctnUil by neocssitj , or llio
policy of fostering the iron inteu'sts , rat'ior
than by u purpose to ictaid the lapully di
minishing foivst growth of the woild , nnil
jet the results huvocxorjwheio liein .satis
factory. .Notwithstanding the fiu-t , usshonn
by Mr. Tralinan , that liom July , IK ! ' . * , to
.March , 1VJO , 1'Jl patents hn\o been issued by
tlio United States for railroad dcvues the
largei part for Iron oistc > 'lns luubstitutufnr
wooden tics but two inilu.i of cxpoiimeiitiil
metal sub.stitutos for need exist In this coun
try , and nonet In Uanaihi. Ourrallioid 110-
noinlcs , tlicrofotu , for many years , din only
bo oxjioctod In thu diuctlon of piolon lng the
life of wood lies by chemical Irratment , us hi
Knglund and l-'nuu-o , buttlio tlmo is sure to
come when wosiuill si-t lc our railroad ties
from the miio : ml'ior ' tlimi fiom the forest ,
and in tlio Intoicats of the wholu country the
cliuDKU cannot cotnu toosoon ,
Dr' Mirnoy euros catarrh. Hue bhl { ; .
The Ohio \V sloyan mitUTuty hiuhccurcd
sub'.ciiptions amounting tor > , lOJlor a i.cw
unlvcriitj building The tuist"is ) hue
adoptuj plain for a slinctiireivlilch will cost ,
cotnp'eto ' und furnbhcd , abuut tlJ,0 0.